Faucet.



.D. CRAIG.

l PAUOET. .APPLICATION FILED FEBJS, 1909.

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DAVID CRAIG, 0F MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FAU'CET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 13, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. l477,698.

To all 'whom t may concern: Be it known that I, DAVID CRAIG, a citize ofthe United States, and resident of Melrose, in the county ofv Middlesexand State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inFaucets, ofwhich the following is a specication.

This invention relates to faucet-s, and particularly to faucet-s of thetype in which the spout is swiveled upon a fixture or frame containingthe `valve and valve casing, and the valve is opened or closed byswinging the spout itself to open or closed position.

` In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of myinvention- Figure l is a front elevation of a faucet embodyingmyinvention, showing the swiveled spout in 'closed position; Fig. 2 is aside elevation of said faucetshowing the spout in open position; andFig. 3 is a vertical section through line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The stationary part or frame of the d vice as shown consists of ayoke-like frame A having a standard or collar a, adapted to rest uponthe top yof the usual slab adjacent to a basin, and an overhanging topparta. An inlet passage a2 which communicates with the supply pipe a3,extends through said frame. 'Ihe upper part a of the frame forms a valvecasing having therein the valve seat a4. The top of thel valve casing isclosed by the nut a5 provided with a bore or socket a, A valve a7 ofleather, rubber, fiber or other suitable material is mounted on valvestem as 'between two collars a9 and a". The upper part of the valvestema8 extends into the socket a and is surrounded by coil spring al whichabuts at one end against the top of nut a5 and at the other end againstthe upper collar a9, normally urging the valve toward its seat a4. Thelower end of valve stem as engages an abutment upon the swinging spoutfor the purpose presently to be described. The valve seat a4 is carriedby the externally threaded nut a screwed into the internally threadedvalve casing as shown. A guide is provided in nut a for the lower end ofvalve stem as consisting of a ring a which is supported by arms orspokes in a usual manner with the wall of the nut an. The outlet paslsage for the valve casing a is through the zle bf. .The barrel ispivoted at its upper end 1n nut au, which is fastv to the upper part ofthe frame, and at its lower end in f collar 0:13, which is screwed totheframe4 above collar a. The barrel b is provided wlth a partition b2below the entrance to nozzle o', and with an abutment b3 across the topof the barrel engaging the end of valve stem as, and having apertures b4connecting the valve chamber with the passagey through the barrel andnozzle.

L14 is a stuffing or packing nut.

On the top of collar a and within collar als is a cam a15 coperatingwith a cam surface .b5 on the lower end of the barrel b. A coll springo6 is secured at onel end to the interior of barrel b and at the otherend to the top of collar a.

Thus it will be seen that spout B may be swung laterally, and is alsomovable longitudinally of its axis. When the spout is in normal orclosed position as shown in Fig. l, cam b5 rides down cam @L15 allowingvalve a7 to engage its seat a* under the influence of spring am. Whenthe spout is swung to open position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the camsurface b5 rides up cam a, thus lifting thespout longitudinally of itsaxis, and lifting the valve a7 from its seat through the abutment b3 andvalve stem as. The' spring 66 is thereby placed under tension andnormally urges the spout toward its closed position, in which it isassisted by the normal tendency of cam surface b5 to slip down camsurface al, and if the nozzle is released by the operator it will ofitself fly back to closed position, and there normally remain.

The nut or fitting all carrying the valve seat a? is removably orseparably secured to the outlet end of the downwardly opening valvechamber a so that access may readily be had to the interior of the valvechamber for the purpose of cleaning or repairing the valve and Valveseat. It will also be noticedA that the valve stem as simply abutsagainst the end of the barrel but is not attached thereto, so that thevalve may be moved independently of the spout. If therefore it should bedesired to empty the pipes of water, a vacuum may be created in passagea3, a2, on they inlet side of the valve, which would tend to lift thevalve from its seat overcoming the resistance of spring am and permitthe water to be drawn ofi'.

I claim:

l. A faucet 'comprising ayokelilie frame having au 'inlet passagetherethrough, a valve chamber in said frame into which said inletpassage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, avalve in said valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, and a spoutswiveled between .the ends of said yoke-likefraine, communicating withsaid outlet passage and controlling said valve.

2. A faucet comprising a,yoke-lilrejframe, having an inlet passagetherethrough,a valve chamber in said frame into which said inlet passageopens, an outlet passage leading 'from said valve chamber, a valve insaid valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, a spout swiveledbetween'the endsof said yoke-like frame, communicating with said outletpassage and controlling said valve, and means normally and yieldinglyrto urge -said spout toward, and hold it in position to close saidvalve.

3. A faucet 'comprising `a yoke-like frame having an inlet Vpassagetherethrough, a

chamber, ar valve in said valve chamber con- 'trolling saidV outletpassage, and a spout communicating with said outlet passa-ge, swiveledbetween the ends of said yoke-like frame, means to move said spoutlongitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally, and connectionbetween said spout--an'dvalve whereby such movement of the spoutlongitudinally of its axis will control the opening and `closing of saidvalve.

5. A faucet comprising a yoke-like frame Vhaving an inlet passagetherethrough, a

valve Vchamber in the upper end of said frame into which said inletpassage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, avalve in said valve chamber controlling saidoutlet passage, a spoutcommunicating with said inlet passage, swiveled between the ends of saidyoke-like frame,4 cam surfaces upon said yspout and framerespectivelyadapted to move said spout longitudinally of its axis whenit is swung laterally, and connections between said spout and valve`whereby such movement of the spoutlongitudinally of its axis`willlcontrol the opening vand closing of said valve.

6. A faucet comprising a yoke-like frame having an inlet passagetherethrough, a

vvalve chamber in the upper end of said frame into which said inletpassage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, avalve in said valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, and a spoutcommunicating with said outlet passage, swiveled between the ends ofsaid yoke-like frame, cam surfaces upon said spout and fra-merespectively adapted to move said spout longitudinally of its axis whenit is swung laterally, and connections between said spout and valvewhereby such movement of the'spout longitudinally of its axis willcontrol the opening and closing of said valve and a spring normally andyieldingly to urge said spout toward, and hold it in, position to closesaid valve.

7. A faucet comprising a valve casing having an inlet passage and anoutlet passage, a normally closed valve in said casing controlling saidoutlet passage, a swiveled spout communicating with said outlet passage,said valve having a valve stem engagingan-abutment upon said swiveledspout, andV means to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when itis swung laterally and thereby to operate said valve through said valvestem.

8. Affaucet comprising a yoke-like frame having an inlet passagetherethrough, a valve chamber in the upper part of said frame into whichsaid inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valvechamber, a valve in said valve chamber, having a downwardly extendingvalve stem, a spout communicating with said outlet passage swiveledbetween the ends offsaid yokelike frame, an abutment carried by saidspout and engaging said valve stem, and

ymeans to move said spout longitudinally of an outlet passage leadingfrom said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber,

lhaving a downwardly extending valve stem,

a spout communicating with said outlet passage swiveled between the endsof said yoke-like frame, an abutment carried kby said spout and engagingsaid valve stem, means to move said spout longitudinally of its axiswhen it is swung laterally, and thereto operate said valve through saidabutment andvalve stem, and means normally and yieldingly to urge saidspout'toward, and hold it in position to close said valve.

1Q. A faucet comprising ayoke-liire frame having anl .inlet passagetherethrough, a valve chamber in the upper part of said fframe intowhich said inlet passage opens,

a valve in said valve chamber, a removable Y mp2@ fitting secured to theoutlet side of said means controlled by the movement of said 1 0 valveCasing having thereon a valve seat swiveled spout to operate said valve.

provided With an outlet passage there- Signed by me at Boston,Massachusetts, through controlled by said valve, a spout this fifth dayof February, 1909.

comprsno a hub part and a nozzle part e the hub prt communicating Withsaid outj DAVID CRAIG' let passage and sWveled between saidrelVitnesses:

movable ttng below said valve seat, and CHARLES D. WooDBERRY,

the lower end of the yoke-like frame7 and ROBERT CUSHMAN.

